Combined bath-tub and couch.



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COMBINED BATH TUB AND COUCH.

1 (Application filed July 21, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFIQEt WILLIAM R. PERMAR, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO CHARLES E. JONES, OF CHEAPSIDE, VIRGINIA.

COMBINED BATH-TUB AND COUCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 661,703, dated November13, 1900.

Application filed July'Zl, 1899. Serial No. 724,619. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM R. PERMAR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented'certainnew and useful Improvements in a Combined Bath-Tub and Couch, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined bathtub and couch, the .objectbeing to provide for the bath-tub acover consisting of acouch made intwo sections of unequal length,so that the couch may be folded to avertical position beyond one end of the tub.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the tub andcouch and shows by broken lines the vertical position the folded couchassumes when the tub is in use, the

end of the longer section projecting down below the tnbs top. Fig. 2shows a top View of part of the tub and an inverted plan view of part ofthe couch.

The bath-tub A may be permanently set with water-supply and waste pipesor may be of the ordinary construction of a portable tub and of anypreferred material.

The couch is made of two unequal sections B B, which are jointedtogether by hinges h, and is to be extensible on top of the bath-tub toserve as a cover for the tub when the latter is not in use, the tub inturn to serve as a support for the couch. The couch-section B is longerthan the other section B and when serving as a cover extends beyond theend of the tub having the hinges, so as to per- 5 mit one part c of thehinges to be secured to the under side of the section, as will be seenin Fig. 1. The two hinges are secured together bya rod d, which passesthrough them. In order to conveniently fold this sectional couch to gainaccess to the tub, a special construction is provided for automaticallyraising the jointed sections B B at the center and folding them in'avertical position, so that they will take beyond the end of the tub and5 not be in the way when the tub is being used for bathing purposes.This special construction consists of coiled springs e, wound around thehinge-rod d. Each spring has one lateral end e bearing on thehorizontally-projecting 5o lugs 0, while the other end (2 of each springbears against the under side of the longer couch-section B. Thisarrangement forms two spring-hinges, which serve to automatically raisethe two jointed sections at the center and cause them to be folded in avertical position at one end of the tub. When the couch is thus foldeduprightly, the end of the longer conch-section B, which when serving asa cover extends beyond the end of the tub, will projectdownward belowthe tllbs top and take position alongside of the vertical end of thetub, (see broken lines in Fig. 1,) while the free end of the shortercouch-section B will clear the top of the tub and take position over thehorizontally-projecting lugs c on the tub. In order to hold the extendedtwo sections down fiat upon the top of the tub against the liftingaction of the springs, .a suitable fastener, consisting of a lug f, isrigidly secured to the side of the tub and projects or offsets a little.A spring-catch g, having a hook formation, is attached to one of theco'uch-sections, near the jointed center, and when the couch is downflat on the top of the tub the spring-catch will engage the said lug onthe tub and prevent the couch from either raisingor bulging up in thecenter.

When it is desired to use the tub for the purpose of bathing, it issimply necessary to release the spring-catch g from the lug on the tub,whereupon the two jointed sections will automatically raise in thecenter and fold together in a vertical position beyond the end of thetub and the end of the longer section will project down ward below thetubs top and be alongside of the vertical end of the tub and the freeend of the shorter section will be over the horizontally-projecting lugsc, as shown by broken lines in Fig. 1.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is-- 1. A bath-tub andcouch combined consisting of a bath-tub provided with lateral lugsprojecting from one end thereof; a couch com posed of two sectionshinged together and eX- 5 tensible on top of said tub, said couch havingone of its sections pivoted at one end to said ICC tub; and a catch tohold the couch in. a horizontal position when the tub is not in use,substantially as described.

2. A bath-t uh and couch combined,consisting of a bath-tub provided withlateral lugs projecting horizontally from one end thereof; a couchextensible on top of said tub composed of two sections hinged together,one section being longer than the other and projecting beyond the end ofthe tub and having lugs secured to the under side thereofat one end toregister with said lateral lugs on the tub, and the shorter sectionhinged to said longer section and adapted to swing to and against a saidlonger section when the couch is raised;

a rod pivotally connecting the said lugs on the'couch and tub; springscarried by said rod and each having one of their free ends bearingagainst the under side of the couch and the other end bearing laterallyupon the lugs in the presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM R. PERMAR.

' Witnesses:

CHAS. B. MANN, CHARLES VIE'lSCH.

